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Eon [MultiFormat]
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Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but the arrival of the 300 kilometer long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep recesses of the stone lies Thistledown: the remnants of a human society, versed in English, Russian and Chinese. The artifacts of this familiar people foretell a great Death caused by the ravages of war, but the government and scientists are unable to decide how to use this knowledg... more info>> (Published: 1985)
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Hardfought [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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The Nebula award-winning short story by master SF writer Greg Bear. Humans are engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi, but the possibility for peace may exist thanks to a young girl who learns the enemy's larger role and humanity's opportunity to evolve. (Published: 1983)
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Legacy [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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In this sequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization. The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself. It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with it come disputes as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used. The Way can be reached only through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown. The r... more info>> (Published: 1995)
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Blood Music [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. Blood Music follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void of nuclear fear. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further res... more info>> (Published: 1985)
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Quantico [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem has been blown to bits by extremists, and, in retaliation, thousands have died in another major attack on the United States. Now the FBI has been dispatched to deal with a new menace. A plague targeted to ethnic groups--Jews or Muslims or both--has the potential to wipe out entire populations. But the FBI itself is under political assault. There's a good chance agents William Griffin, Fouad Al-Husam, and Jane Rowland will be part of the last class at Quantico. A... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Anvil of Stars [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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A Ship of the Law travels the infinite enormity of space, carrying 82 young people: fighters, strategists, scientists; the Children. They work with sophisticated non-human technologies that need new thinking to comprehend them. They are cut off forever from the people they left behind. Denied information, they live within a complex system that is both obedient and beyond their control. They are frightened. And they are making war against entities whose technologies are so advanced, so vast, as t... more info>> (Published: 1992)
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City at the End of Time [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Greg Bear
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 Multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Greg Bear is one of science fiction's most accomplished writers. Bold scientific speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism reflected in characters who dare to dream of better worlds distinguish his work. Now Bear has written a mind-bendingly epic novel that may well be his masterpiece. Do you dream of a city at the end of time? In a time like the present, in a world that may or may not be our own, three young people--Ginny, Jack, and Daniel... more info>>
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Eternity [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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Multiple Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Greg Bear returns to the Earth of his acclaimed novel Eon--a world devastated by nuclear war. The crew of the asteroid-starship Thistledown has thwarted an attack by the Jarts by severing their link to the Way, an endless corridor that spans universes. The asteroid settled into orbit around Earth and the tunnel snaked away, forming a contained universe of its own. Forty years later, on Gaia, Rhita Vaskayza recklessly pursues her legacy, seeking an Earth on... more info>> (Published: 1988)
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Slant [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Greg Bear
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 In the sixth decade of the 21st century, the world has been transformed by two things. Nanotechnology has been perfected, giving humans the ability to change their environment and themselves down to the cellular level. And the study of the mind has brought a revolution in both human psychotherapy and artificial intelligence. It's a sane and perfect world. Almost. A man called Jack Giffey is planning to break into the Omphalos, the most secure building in all of separatist Green Idaho. Rumor says... more info>> (Published: 1998)
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Vitals [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Greg Bear
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Blending fierce, fast plots with vivid characters and mind-bending ideas, Greg Bear has mastered a powerful alchemy of suspense, science, and action in his gripping thrillers. Darwin's Radio was hailed across the country as one of the best books of the year. His newest novel, Vitals, begins with a harrowing descent to a netherworld at the very bottom of the sea--and then explodes to the surface in sheer terror. Hal Cousins is one of a handful of scientists nearing the most sought after discovery... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Dead Lines [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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With his acclaimed novels Darwins Children and Vitals, award-winning author Greg Bear turned intriguing speculation about human evolution and immortality into tales of unrelenting suspense. Now he ventures into decidedly more frightening territory in a haunting thriller that blends modern technology and old-fashioned terror, as it charts one mans inexorable descent into a world of mounting supernatural dread. For the last two years, Peter Russell has mourned the death of one of his twin daughter... more info>>
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Women in Deep Time [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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"Three stories with a common theme: the female psyche, multiplied and divided," says Greg Bear in his introduction to this Women in Deep Time. "There's probably something Jungian in common with all three. At any rate, throughout my writing career (and for whatever reason) I've been fascinated by the feminine voice." Featured in this special collection are "Sisters," "Scattershot," in which the inhabitants of many universes meet in limbo, and the Nebula Award-winning "Hardfought," in which engine... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Beyond Heaven's River [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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Yoshio Kawashita is a great warrior until aliens whisk him away during World War II. They put him on a desolate planet far from his home, where he is destined to remain forever, leaving him alone in his new hell. Then Anna Nestor appears. This empress does not see planets as homes for their inhabitants; she sees exploitable real estate. At first, Anna Nestor views Kawashita as a sideshow attraction until they fall in love. But the two lovebirds cannot be free until they find out who kidnapped Ka... more info>> (Published: 1980)
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Darwin's Children [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Greg Bear
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Greg Bear's Nebula Award--winning novel, Darwin's Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution--one that would alter our species forever. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where "survival of the fittest" takes on astonishing and controversial new dimensions. Eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA--a retrovirus that caused mutations in the... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Darwin's Radio [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Greg Bear
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Greg Bear's powerfully written, brilliantly inventive novels combine cutting-edge science and unforgettable characters, illuminating dazzling new technologies--and their dangers. Now, in Darwin's Radio, Bear draws on state-of-the-art biological and anthropological research to give us an ingeniously plotted thriller that questions everything we believe about human origins and destiny--as civilization confronts the next terrifying step in evolution. A mass grave in Russia that conceals the mummifi... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Darwin's Radio/Darwin's Children [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Greg Bear
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A two-for-one deal on titles by one of today's most intelligent and compelling science fiction authors. Greg Bear's Nebula Award-winning novel, Darwin's Radio, paints a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution--one that would alter our species forever. In Darwin's Children, eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA--a retrovirus that caused mutations in the human genome and heralded the arrival of a new wave of ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Dinosaur Summer [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
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In this thrilling adventure beyond time, a band of explorers must find a way to bring living dinosaurs back to a Lost World. Fifty years after Professor Challenger's discovery of the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus has gone bankrupt; leaving a dozen avisaurs, centrosaurs, ankylosaurs, and one large raptor abandoned. Now a daring expedition plans to do the impossiblereturn the Jurassic giants to the wild. Two filmmakers, a circus trainer, a journalist and young Peter Belzoni must find... more info>>
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Dinosaur Summer [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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Fifty years after professor Challenger's discovery of the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus has gone bankrupt, leaving a dozen avisaurs, centrosaurs, ankylosaurs, and one large raptor abandoned. Now a daring expedition plans to do the impossible: return the Jurassic giants to the wild. Two filmmakers, a circus trainer, a journalist, and a young Peter Belzoni must find a way to take the dinosaurs across oceans, continents, rivers, jungles, up a mountain that has been isolated for 70,000 ... more info>> (Published: 1998)
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Foundation and Chaos [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Greg Bear
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Isaac Asimov's renowned Foundation Trilogy pioneered many of the familiar themes of modern science fiction and shaped many of its best writers. With the permission and blessing of the Asimov estate, the epic saga left unfinished by the Grand Master himself now continues with this second masterful volume. With Hari Seldon on trial for treason, the Galactic Empire's long-anticipated migration to Star's End is about to begin. But the mission's brilliant robot leader, R. Daneel Olivaw, has discovere... more info>>
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Hegira [MultiFormat]
by Greg Bear
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The planet Hegira is the universe's melting pot. Hundreds of tribes in dozens of cities intermingle in the vast uncharted territory. The only thing holding the people together are the massive Obelisks, the chronicles of all the truths and falsehoods each tribe has brought to Hegira. Young Bar-Woten is in search of knowledge and he knows the key to the truth about his homeland is contained in the writings of the Obelisks. With his fellow companions, Bar-Woten must travel through Hegira's exotic c... more info>> (Published: 1979)
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Moving Mars [MultiFormat]
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Sacrifice, revolution, the promise of freedom. These flood into the life of Casseia Majumdar, daughter of the Binding Multiples. Rebelling against her conservative family, the colonists who occupy Mars, Casseia takes part in the brewing revolution sparked by student protests in the year 2171. Meanwhile, her love life is in a very precarious situation, with her beloved Charles Franklin seeking to merge his mind with the most advanced artificial mind. (Published: 1993) Hugo Award Nominee
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Psychlone [MultiFormat]
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Curiosity may kill Larry Fowler. A scientist from New Mexico, Fowler is hot on the trail of a mysterious phenomenon that is known to freeze animals instantly and can demolish an entire town. Part ghost story, part science fiction, part political treatise, Greg Bear's novel tracks Fowler on his journey to discover the true nature of the Psychlone. (Published: 2004)
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Queen of Angels [MultiFormat]
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In a world of wonders, wealth, and "perfect" mental health, a famous poet commits gruesome murder...why? That crime, that question, leads a policewoman to a jungle of torture and forgotten gods; a writer to the bohemian shadows of a vast city; and a scientist directly into the mind-the nightmare soul-of the psychopath himself... (Published: 1990)
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Sleepside: The Collected Fantasies [MultiFormat]
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Collecting six stories in old paradigms, Sleepside features Greg Bear's outstanding fantasy writing: "Webster," "The White Horse Child," "Sleepside Story," "Dead Run," "Through Road No Whither," and "Petra." This edition also includes the special introduction by the author: "On Losing the Taint of Being a Cannibal." (Published: 2002)
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Star Trek: The Original Series #15: Corona [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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An awesome, sentient force of protostars--Corona--has taken control of a stranded team of Vulcan scientists. The Starship Enterprise has come on a rescue mission, with a female reporter and a new computer that can override Kirk's command. Suddenly, the rescuers must save themselves and the entire universe--before Corona unleashes a Big Bang! (Published: 2002)
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